Awning



C. H. J. DILG Feb. 14, 1933.

AWNING Filed Nov. 13, 1951 INVENTOR (HA/F155 f/JO/ZG.

ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 14, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT? oFFircE 1 CHARLES H. J'..DILG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AWNING Application filed November 13, 1931. Serial No. 574,798..

I This inventionrelates to means for holding awnings down so as to prevent their flapping in the wind with the consequent d1sagreeable noise as well as damage to the awning and its attachments, which are sometimes torn loose and a window broken thereby. This invention relates more particularlycommonly been open to some or all of the objections of being more or less ineffective, complicated, expensive, inconvenient, troublesome and unreliable. A general object of this invention is to provide an improved construction for holding down theentire lower portion of the awning together with its usual lower frame, both as to its outer part and as to its inner part at the sides adjacent to the building when the awning is in use. Among the more particular or detail objects of the invention are a high degree of effectiveness in use, economy in expense, convenience in operation, simplicity in construction, durability and reliability. Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear.

In carrying out the invention, a single releasably tensioned cord or the like may be employed for adjustably holding down both the inner and the outer portions of a usual substantially U-shaped awning frame which at its inner ends is both pivotally and slidably mounted to swing upward and inward or outward and downward, as well as also to slide upward and downward. Specifically, such a cord may have one end thereof secured to the cross bar of the. U-shaped frame, passing then downward and inward through a suitable guide at the window sill and thence upward through another guide carried "by the inner. end of one of the arms of the to a cleat or the like on the frame, such as on its: slide, and then be carried horizontally from this latter guide transversely across the window, through-am other guide carried by the other end, such as by the other slide, of the U-shaped frame,

from which latter guide the cord may extend downwardly and be detachably secured window frame at that side ofthe window. I

It will be seen that this single thus effectively and adjustablyhold down both the outer bar of the U-shaped awning frame and also the inner ends of both ofits side arms. It will be obvious that this cord may be specifically arranged and-guided in various ways. Also itma-y be noted that in some instances two similar adjustable holding-down cords may be employed, one at each as will side of the awning. However, ordinarilya single cord arranged substantially as above noted will serve well all practical purposes in carrying out the invention. I The invention further includes various features of construction and combination, of parts from the following description. j 7

One embodiment of the inventionwhich has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing will now be described and-thereafter as will appear the invention will be pointed out in claims,

reference now being had to'the drawing, in which: r Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an awning construction in which the invention isembodied; and t I Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the im ner end portion. of; the frame arm which appears at the left in Fig. 1, together withthe slide to which the inner; end of this arm is pivoted and the guide slide. I v

The speeificembodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing will now beparticularly described.- The awning; construc= tion in general, together with its-mounting 9 means, is shown as of a substantially usual construction commonly employed, but ,which of course may be varied more or less while still embodying the present invention, either substantially in the form-thereof shown'or' in more or less modified form, as will hereinafter pulley carried by this 9 the sleeve 15 in the same manner. The sleeve sides 7 each with a de endin a ron 8. The

upper end or upper edge portion of the awning front 5 is attached tothe lintel 4, which may be done in any usual or convenient way, such as by means of the eyelets 9 in the awning and hooks 10 on the lintel. The lower portion of this awning is carried by a U- shaped frame or bail comprising an outer horizontal rod 11 to which the awning front 5 is secured, and inwardly extending side arms12 and 13 to which theawning sides 7 are respectively secured. This u-shaped awning frame, comprising the parts 11, 12 and 13, may be conveniently formed in one piece by means of a single bentrod, as indicated in Fig. 1. The inner ends of its side arms 12 and 13 are respectively pivoted on slides shown as sleeves 14 and 15.

This pivotal connection is efiected in like manner in each instance and is shown in Fig. 2 for the left hand side arm 12, which is pro videdwith a flat end portion 16 received between a pair of outwardly projecting ears 17' on the sleeve 14 and as connected thereto by means of a'horizontal pivot pin 18, it being understood that the inner end of the right hand side arm 13 is pivotally connected to 14 is slidably mounted upon a vertical rod 19 which'forms a guideway therefor. This 'rod 19 is shown as having inbent fiat ends which are firmly and rigidly secured to the jamb 2 by means of a pair of screws or the like 20. The other sleeve 15 is similarly slidably mounted upon a vertical rod 21 forming a guideway therefor and'having inbent fiat ends firmly secured, by means of screws or the like 22, to the other amb 3. The sleeves 14 and 15 are supported by the rods 19 and 21 at substantially the same level, as shown in'Fig. 1.

It will now be seen that the U-shaped awning frame, comprising the front bar 11 and its side arms 12 and 13, may swing upwardly and inwardly on the sleeves 14 and 15 for raising the awning, and that also these sleeves 14 and 15 may slide upwardly upon their guide rods 19 and 21 for further raising the awning to a higher level, and by reverse movements may return to the lowered positionof the awning shown in Fig. 1, all in a usual manner with awning constructions of this type. It is to be understood'ofcourse that means are provided for raising and lowering the awning, but for clarityofillustration such means are not shown in the drawing, since such means are well known. Commonly a cord and pulley arrangement is provided for this purpose by which the outer bar 11 may be first swung upwardly and inwardly and then lifted, and by which the swingable and's'lidable U-shaped frame may be stopped at any intermediate point, or may be released and permitted to return by gravity to the position shown in Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention, the pivot providing slidable sleeve 14 is shown as provided'on' its'laterally inward side with a guide pulley 23 and the other similar sleeve 15 is similarly provided witha guide pulley 24. These guide pulleys 23 and 24 are mounted upon the respective .sleeves14 and 15 in the same manner, which is shown in Fig.2"for' the guide pulley 23, wherefthis guide pulley is'shown as journaled on a horizontal pivot pin 25 which extends through a pair of cars 26 which project laterally inward from the side of the sleeve 14 and be tween which this guide pulley 23 is mounted on the pivot pin25. The guide pulley 24 "is similarly mounted on the other sleeve 15.

In fact these two sleeves 14 and 15, together with pivot ears 17 andpulley ears 26, such as shown in F 2, may be duplicates of one another, since it is obvious that it is only necessary to reverse one of these sleeves on its guide rodrelatively to the other sleeve, so that" thereby the respective guide pulleys 23 and 24 maybe opposed to one another at'the opposed sides of the respective sleeves 14 and 15. i

.Another guide pulley 27 is journaled on a pin 28 carried by 'a small block 29 which is anchored to swing upon a screw-eye 30secured inth'e window sill 1 at the middle of its length. A pull-down cord 31 has an outer end tied or otherwise firmly secured at 32 to the cross rod 11 at the middle of its length. From its point of attachment at 32this. cord 31 extendsdownward and inward and passes around and beneath the lower guide pulley 27, whence this cord 31 extends at a lateral inclination sidewiseand upward around the right hand guide pulley 24, and thence horizontally across the window to'tlie other guide pulley 23, over which it passes and thence extends downward alongsideof the jamb 2, where it may be belayed or releasably and detachably connected to a fastening bracket. or cleat 33 which'is secured on the jamb 2.

This cord 31 is to be drawn taut by pulling upon its free end portion below the'guide pulley'23 and then in this tightened condition is to be secured in a usual manner to the cleat 33. It is obvious that by means of this, one operation the resolution of forces will be such as to draw and hold down the entire U-shaped awning frame, since a downward force or pull will be brought to bear thereon at the middle of its cross bar 11 and also at the end of each of its respective side arms 12 and 13. Such a pulled-down condition of this frame and the awning carried thereby is shown in Fig. 1. lVhen the awning is to be raised all that is necessary is to release or disconnect the free end of the cord 31 from the cleat 33, it being understood of course that this cord 31 is of sufficient length so that it will not escape from the guide pulley 23 in the most elevated position of the awning and its frame.

It is to be noted as of importance in this connection that at any intermediate position of adjustment to which the awning may be raised, it may be securely held down at that position by means of the tightened pull cord 31. For example, the U-shaped awningcarrying frame may be swung more or less upwards with its side arms 12 and 13 at an inclination, and then by means of the tightened and secured cord 31 this frame and the awning may be prevented from rising to a greater extent. Also and similarly the awning and its frame may be raised suiliciently to slide the sleeves 14 and 15 upward to a more or less elevated location on their guide rods 19 and 21, and then these sleeves and consequently the inner ends of the arms 12 and 13, as well as also the cross bar 11, may be prevented from rising higher simply by tightening the pull-down cord 31 and belaying or securing it to the holding cleat 33.

It will now be clear from F5 g. 1, taken in connection with the foregoing description, that the flexible connection provided by the single taut cord 31 will securely hold down the entire awning frame, more specifically, its outer bar 11 at the middle thereof and the ends of its side arms 12 and 13, against any l fting force of the wind under the awning which is secured to this frame. It will be noted that the fixed lower guide pulley 2? acts substantially as an equalizer ofthe pulling force on this cord 31, this force thus bein substantially equally distributed between the front bar 11 on the one hand and the two guide sleeves 14 and 15 on the other hand.

Also it will be evident from Fig. 1 that wind under the awning will exert a greater lifting force on the outer bar 11 of the U- shape frame than it will on the inner ends of the side arms 12 and 13 of this frame. Thus it will be seen that this lifting force applied to the cross piece 11, as well as to the U-shape frame as a whole, will result in a depressing force being applied to the inner ends of the s de arms 11 and 12 of this frame. Accordingly the invention embodies means for converting a lifting force on the U-shape frame to a depressing force on the inner ends thereof, such means comprising a flexible connection 31 between the inner ends of the arms 12 and 13 and cross piece 11 of the frame, this flexible connection 31 being slidable over a fixed guide 27 on the, window frame disposed below the awning frame.

A fastening cleat or bracket 34 is shown in Fig. 1 as secured on the right hand jamb 3, similar in that respect to the fastening cleat 33 secured on the other jamb 2. In the construct on and arrangement shown in Fig. 1 this cleat 3 1 may be utilized for belaying or releasably and detachably securing in place the hereinbefore mentioned usual pull-up cords (not shown) for the awning. It will be evident from the drawing that the particular arrangement of the pull-down cord 31 may be varied more or less while still carrying out the idea and principle of the invention.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in the construction shown in the drawing and above particularly described, within the principle and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. For window awnings including a U- shape frame having its ends pivoted to slides on vertical guides on the window frame, means for converting a lifting force on the cross piece of the frame to a depressing force on the inner ends thereof comprising a fieX- ible connection between the inner ends and the cross piece of the frame slidable over a fixed ide on the window frame disposed below the awning frame.

2. In an awning construction comprising a pair of stationarily mounted substantially vertical guideways with one of these guideways at each side of the awning, a pair of slides respectively guided by the said guideways, a substantially U-shaped awning frame pivoted at its ends to the respective slides to swing upward and downward thereon, and an awn ng the upper end of which is secured in place and the lower end portion of which is carried by the said Ushapedframepthe combination of means releasably holding down both an outer portion of the said U- shaped frame and an inner end thereof, such means comprising a cord guide stationarilymounted below the said awning frame, and a cord guided by the cord guide and having the portion on one side of the cord guide connected to an outer portion of the said U- slides respectively guided by the said guideways, a substantially U-shaped awning frame pivoted at it's ends to the respective slides to swing upward and downward thereon, and an awning the upper end'of which is secured in place and the lower'end portion of which is carried by the said U-shaped frame; the combination of means for concomitantly releasably holding down both an inner end portion and an outer projecting portion of the said U -shaped' frame comprising a stationarily mounted cord guide adjacent to the sill of a window frame, a cord guided by the cord guide and having one' of its ends secured to an outer projecting portion of the said U shaped' frame, a second cord guide carried by an innerend portion of the said u shaped' frame with the cord passing from the said lower cord guide over this second cord guide, and a stationarily mounted cordholding device to which the cord after passingover the said second cord guide may be releasably secured so that thereby the cord may be drawn taut or released.

4. In an awning construction comprising a pair of stationarily mounted substantially vertical guideways with one of these guide-- ways at each side of the awning, a pair of slides respectively guided by the said guideways a substantially U-shaped awning frame pivoted at its ends to the respective slides to swin upward and downward thereon, and anawning the upper end of which is secured in place and the lower end portion of which is carried by the said lil-shaped frame; the combination of means for concomitantly releasably holding down the projecting outer portion and also both of the inner ends of the said ,U-shaped frame comprising a cord having one of its'ends secured to an outermost portion of the'said U-shaped frame, a guide for the cord stationarily mounted ad jacent a window sill from which the saidcord guided thereby passes upwardly to one of the inner ends ofthe said u-shaped frame, a cord guide carried by the said inner'end ofthe frame from which the said cord guided thereby passes transversely across to the other inner end of the said U-shaped frame, another cord guide carried by the latter end of the said frame from which the said cord guided thereby passes downwardly, and stationary means below the latter cord guide for releasably securing and holding the downwardly extending portion of the cord so that thereby the said cord may be tightened. or released.

5. In an awning construction comprising'a pair of stationarily mounted substantially vertical guideways with one of these guide ways at each side of the awning, a pair of slides respectively guided-by the said guideways, a substantially U-shaped awning frame pivoted at its ends to the respective slides to swing upward and downward thereon, and

anawning the upper end of which-is secured in place and the lower end portion of which is carried by the said U-shaped frame; the combination of a cord secured at one of its ends to the middle portion of the cross bar of the said U-shaped frame from which the cord extends downwardly'and inwardly towards the sill of a window, a guide pulley mounted on the window sill fronr which this cord guided thereby extends upwardly and laterally towards one of the inner ends'of the said U-shaped frame, a guide pulley mounted upon the adjacent slide from which the cord guided thereby extends horizontally across tothe other end of the said U-shaped frame, a guide pulley mounted upon the adjacent other slide from which the cord guided there'- by extends downwardly, and a stationa-rily mounted clcat below the latter guide pulley to which the downwardly extending portion of the said cord may be detachably secured thereby for holding the said cord taut or for releasing it. i

6. For window awnings including a U- shape awning frame having its ends pivoted to slides on vertical guides on the window frame, means for holding down the frame and at the same time transposing a lifting force exerted on one portion thereof to a depressing force on another portion comprising a flexible connection between the inner ends and the cross piece of the frame slidable over a fixed guide on the window frame disposed below the awning frame.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my signature.

CHARLES H. J. DILG. 

